I’m just now getting the hang of the photoshop pen tool. I just finished a WordPress theme where I used it extensively. It’s a very interesting tool because to use it correctly, you don’t just have to understand the different functions, you have to know all the keyboard shortcuts. You also have to understand how to set about on a plan for your shape. You don’t just start drawing, you have to think about where the control points should be. I would imagine experts can do it pretty quickly, though.
I don’t see a ton of pen tool usage in web design.Where I do see it is in artwork (such as this image), not it web page design, where it can be used very effectively. Then pen tool can help you create that organic design that just feels better and less square.
The pen tool is hard, but if you want to be a good web designer you will not only learn to use it, you will learn to use it well. I highly recommend this tutuorial. I start it over and over when I need a refresher. You don’t have to go all the way through it.
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